My Riffs

Your character is your frame. It’s what will be tested in hard times. It will reveal what you’re truly made of. Good character is like a well built home, that can withstand extreme weather. Bad character would be like a shanty that comes apart when things get rough or testing.  Developing character is developing integrity, fortitude, ethics, resilience and love.  Good character shines when time gets rough. Bad character is exposed in the same times. 

Repetition is good when you're stacking something. Repetition isn't so good when there's no actual change. It takes some wisdom to understand if you're stacking gains or if you're beating against the wind.

Trust is a lot like a bank account. You build it slowly but can lose it all fast.  Be careful, you only want to build the trust bank account and get interest. You never want to withdraw from it. One withdrawal could possibly wipe out the account. 

Give it time. Wait and see. Jumping to judgments and conclusions only boxes you into a corner. It likely doesn’t help or change the situation.  So slow down the judgement. You may be right or wrong.  But it’s okay to not have an opinion or judgment. Slow it down and see what happens. 

To perform at your peak, you have to master your rest and recovery.  This applies to sports, work and life in general.  Performance then rest. That’s a pattern and cycle that has to be part of your rhythm to make for sustainable performance. The performance highs can only go so far as the quality of rest in between.  Learn to perform well, but learn to recover equally well. 

One of life's greatest teachers is consequences. As leaders, when we shield or remove someone from consequences, we're robbing them of one of the greatest teachers they will ever have. Consequences are usually painful, uncomfortable, and generally non-desirable. But they're still one of the best teachers.  Consequences don't always produce good learners, but they are more effective than most teachers.